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Originally Posted by CSC
I don't have stacks of stats at my disposal as some here, but I always take Saratoga dirt beyers with abit of salt, it seems to me there have been some abnormally high beyers earned here that cause me to atleast be abit skeptical, I will cite one, sprinter Left Bank and his 121 in the Whitney, I know Commentator has earned close to 120, I'm sure I will be reminded of many more, coincidence or not it seems like some of the higher profile performances are given big numbers.
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Left Bank's 121 Beyer was fairly cut and dry.
He ran a 121 in his prior start.
2nd place Street Cry ran a 119 in his prior start.
3rd place Lido Palace ran a 113 last time out
He ran 9 furlongs in a track record equaling 1:47 flat.
The only other 9 furlong dirt race of the day was won by Connie's Magic in 1:51.59
Connie's Magic, in victory, ran a mere 44 points less than the time for Left Bank's win.
Connie's Magic returned the following Wednesday to win by 5 lengths and pay $6.70 going nine furlongs. He did so despite breaking from the 11 hole and going 5 wide on both turns. His Beyer was a few points higher than what he got when he won the day he went 4.59 seconds slower than Left Bank for the distance.